May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Members of the Senate Queens Delegation were successful in playing a pivotal role in removing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial statewide Housing Compact from the final state budget that would have had a significantly negative impact on the Queens community. In January, Hochul introduced the housing proposal that would have made sweeping…
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Adams says $1B in state migrant aid isn’t enough to reverse city budget cuts
May. 2, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said that $1 billion approved in the state budget for reimbursing the Big Apple’s migrant crisis spending won’t be enough to reverse recent wide-ranging cuts he’s made to city agency budgets in anticipation of the influx’s projected cost.
State budget could be finalized by week’s end with talks stuck on cannabis, charter schools: Hochul
Apr. 25, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller With the state budget now nearly a month late and on the heels of Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders extending its deadline a fifth time on Monday, the governor said Tuesday there could be a final deal on the plan as early as the end of…
Hochul, lawmakers push budget deadline for second time with talks stuck on bail
Apr. 10, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Another week, another budget extension.
Brooklyn Assembly Member to start hunger strike for the second year running to protest Hochul’s proposed bail changes
Apr. 6, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller For the second year running, Assembly Member Latrice Walker (D-Brooklyn) is going on a hunger strike in a bid to stop Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed changes to the state’s bail laws from getting into the state budget, she announced after visiting Rikers Island on Thursday. The state spending…
Hochul, legislative leaders extend budget deadline to April 10 as talks continue to stall on bail
Apr. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
After blowing past their April 1 deadline, Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers gave themselves until next Monday to reach a state budget deal, which has been primarily held up by stalled negotiations around making further changes to the state’s bail laws.
State budget expected to be late due to lengthy talks on bail reform and housing, Hochul, legislative leaders say
Mar. 30, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
The state budget will be late this year due to tough negotiations between Governor Kathy Hochul and Albany lawmakers over her bail reform rollback proposal and housing plan, the governor, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced separately Thursday.
After meetings with state lawmakers, Adams says ‘criminal justice,’ not just bail reform, is needed
Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Following an afternoon of closed-door meetings with state legislative leaders, Mayor Eric Adams said that while he’s seeking changes to “criminal justice reforms” in the state budget for this fiscal year — due April 1, it’s up to Albany lawmakers to determine if the rollbacks to bail reform Governor…
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State’s first woman-owned, adult-use cannabis dispensary opening in Queens March 30
Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that New York state’s first woman-owned conditional adult-use retail cannabis dispensary will open in Queens on Thursday. The cannabis shop Good Grades, located at 162-03 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica, is scheduled to open at 2 p.m. on March 30. In addition to being the…
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Majority of New Yorkers support bail reform rollback, raising taxes on the wealthy: poll
Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A healthy majority of New Yorkers support Governor Kathy Hochul’s bid to make further rollbacks to the state’s recently reformed bail laws and the state legislature’s proposal to raise income taxes on those making over $5 million-a-year, a new poll from Siena College shows.